Northwest Mounties #4

Published
July 1949
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Silver Age size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/234724

Credits

Management
Archer St. John, Publisher

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Art
Matt Baker, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 1. Wolf Bait Text story, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime
Characters
MacFarlane; Constable Jenkins; Laurence; Matt Devereaux

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

Synopsis

A constable killer gets the drop on MacFarlane.

Notes

On inside front and back covers.

Show/hide 2. Mountie Guns Break the Snow Siren's Secret (Northwest Mounties) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Northwest Mounties
Genre
Crime
Characters
Regina Hendrix; Leo Woolston; Jim Rossbach; Higgins; Gordon; Henry Ashton

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Chuck Miller , line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (August 1954)
Mountie Guns Break the Snow Siren's Secret
 
Australia
Triple Western Pictorial Monthly (Red Circle, 1955 series) #8 (January 1956)
The Snow Siren's Secret
 
Australia
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (Junior Readers, 1958? series) #1 ([March 1959])
The Snow Siren's Secret
Printed in
Action Series (L. Miller & Son, 1958 series) #1

Synopsis

A thief and killer is setting up a woman who is looking for stories from gold miners.

Show/hide 3. Untitled (The Blue Monk) Comic story, 6 pages

"That's Abdul Murok, the Persian oil speculator."

Featuring

Feature
The Blue Monk
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Abdul Murok; Inspector Sullivan; Blue Dwarf; Santana; Gypo; Scorpion; Human Fly; Carstairs; Mr. Gratto; Gentleman John; Andre Blank

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Paul Gattuso, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (August 1954)
Untitled
Original
Spotlight Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1944 series) #1 (November 1944)

Synopsis

Cleopatra's necklace is stolen from the museum, but the Blue Monk and his aides are on the case.

Notes

1 page edited out; Black Dwarf renamed Blue Monk in this story

Show/hide 4. Untitled Advertisement, 1 page

"Can you find the secret clues to Monark's popularity?"

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Show/hide 5. Dangerous Duty (Northwest Mounties) Comic story, 2 pages
Show/hide 6. Mission of Mercy Text story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Crime
Characters
Don Norton; Doc Gibson; Uvalak; Neal

Credits

Writing
Bert N. Dean, author
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (August 1954)
Mission of Mercy
Printed in
Indian Fighter Bumper Comic (Streamline, 1951 series) #[1] ([1951])

Synopsis

The inspector is searching for the cause of a typhoid epidemic.

Show/hide 7. Untitled (The Desperado) Comic story, 6.5 pages

"Max Badger! No - get back!"

Featuring

Feature
The Desperado
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
The Desperado [Ray Collins]; Max Badger; Jerry Snell; Patsy; Mike; Joe; Blackie

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Invisible Avenger Comics (Illustrated, 1951 series) #28 (August 1952) —Pawnshop of Crime
The Desperado
 
United States
Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (August 1954)
Untitled
Original
Skyrocket Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1944 series) #[nn] ([1944])

Synopsis

Max Badger has escaped from prison and has vowed to kill the judge and district attorney, so the D. A. asks the Desperado for help.

Show/hide 8. Untitled Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"Where you find fun... you find Cracker Jack"

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
, letterer
Show/hide 9. McHugh Defies the Ruthless Renegade (Northwest Mounties) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Northwest Mounties
Genre
Crime
Characters
Jack McHugh; Barry McHugh; Mike Cullane; Nancy Duval; Pete Duval; Harwood; Otto Ruban; Ralph Ruban

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Jenney, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (August 1954)
McHugh Defies the Ruthless Renegade
Printed in
Action Series (L. Miller & Son, 1958 series) #2

Synopsis

Because Barry couldn't shoot a man his brother died.

Show/hide 10. Untitled Advertisement, 1 page

"Margaret O'Brien at a Hollywood party!"

Featuring

Genre
Children
Characters
Margaret O'Brien

Credits

Writing
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Art
, line art
Colours
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Text
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Notes

Ad for the Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen in comic form.

Back cover.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 83335

Cover added

  • 11/12/2013

Index completed

  • 21/01/2022

Last updated

  • 21/01/2022